Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United · Premier League
Coventry City beat Newcastle United 4-1 in the Premier League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Coventry City and Newcastle United met in the Premier League at Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry on Monday, 12 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Coventry City: J. Rudoni 6'; S. Cherif 48'; E. Simms 81'; S. Mfuni 86'. Newcastle United: S. Botman 70'.
How the match went
Newcastle United saw more of the ball, 67% of it. Coventry City had 9 shots with 6 on target, Newcastle United 19 with 6 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 2 to Coventry City and 6 to Newcastle United. Coventry City conceded 3 fouls, Newcastle United 10. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Coventry City, 1 for Newcastle United).
Line-ups
Coventry City started in a 4-2-3-1: Carl Rushworth, Milan van Ewijk, Bobby Thomas, Ethan Pinnock, Jay DaSilva, Caleb Yirenkyi, Matt Grimes, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Jack Rudoni, Ephron Mason-Clark, Sidiki Cherif.
Newcastle United started in a 4-2-3-1: Lukáš Horníček, Lewis Miley, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Lewis Hall, Nico González, Joe Willock, Jacob Murphy, Yoane Wissa, Harvey Barnes, Matías Fernández-Pardo.
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Minute by minute
- 6'Goal! Coventry City 1-0 Newcastle United. J. Rudoni (Coventry City) converts the penalty.
- 45'Half-time. Coventry City 1-0 Newcastle United.
- 48'Goal! Coventry City 2-0 Newcastle United. S. Cherif (Coventry City) scores.
- 70'Goal! Coventry City 2-1 Newcastle United. S. Botman (Newcastle United) scores, assisted by N. González.
- 81'Goal! Coventry City 3-1 Newcastle United. E. Simms (Coventry City) scores, assisted by B. Thomas-Asante.
- 86'Goal! Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United. S. Mfuni (Coventry City) scores, assisted by J. DaSilva.
- 90'Full-time. Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United.
Full commentary (61 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Coventry City vs Newcastle United.
- 6'Goal! Coventry City 1-0 Newcastle United. J. Rudoni (Coventry City) converts the penalty.
- 10'Offside, Coventry City.
- 10'Attempt blocked. H. Barnes (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 11'Offside, Newcastle United.
- 13'Attempt saved. H. Barnes (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 16'Offside, Newcastle United.
- 20'Offside, Newcastle United.
- 23'Attempt missed. H. Barnes (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 23'Attempt blocked. J. Willock (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 23'Offside, Coventry City.
- 29'Attempt saved. S. Cherif (Coventry City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 30'Attempt missed. J. Murphy (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 31'Attempt missed. J. Murphy (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 31'Corner, Newcastle United.
- 32'Corner, Newcastle United.
- 38'Corner, Newcastle United.
- 38'Attempt blocked. J. Willock (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 39'Offside, Newcastle United.
- 43'Cleared off the line! M. Fernández-Pardo (Newcastle United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.49.
- 44'Attempt blocked. J. Willock (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Coventry City 1-0 Newcastle United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 48'Goal! Coventry City 2-0 Newcastle United. S. Cherif (Coventry City) scores.
- 50'Attempt missed. J. Willock (Newcastle United), header. xG 0.15.
- 53'Attempt saved. Y. Wissa (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 55'Attempt blocked. S. Cherif (Coventry City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
- 59'Substitution, Newcastle United: Joelinton comes on for J. Willock.
- 59'Substitution, Newcastle United: B. Touré comes on for J. Murphy.
- 59'Substitution, Newcastle United: A. Dedić comes on for L. Miley.
- 59'Attempt missed. J. Willock (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 61'Substitution, Coventry City: T. Sakamoto comes on for M. Ephron.
- 61'Attempt saved. B. Touré (Newcastle United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 64'Corner, Coventry City.
- 66'Yellow card for M. v. Ewijk (Coventry City) for time wasting.
- 66'Offside, Newcastle United.
- 70'Goal! Coventry City 2-1 Newcastle United. S. Botman (Newcastle United) scores, assisted by N. González.
- 72'Corner, Newcastle United.
- 72'Attempt saved. L. Hall (Newcastle United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 75'Attempt blocked. Y. Wissa (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 77'Corner, Newcastle United.
- 78'Substitution, Newcastle United: W. Osula comes on for Y. Wissa.
- 78'Substitution, Coventry City: E. Simms comes on for S. Cherif.
- 78'Substitution, Coventry City: F. Onyeka comes on for C. Yirenkyi.
- 80'Attempt missed. B. Touré (Newcastle United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 81'Goal! Coventry City 3-1 Newcastle United. E. Simms (Coventry City) scores, assisted by B. Thomas-Asante.
- 81'Yellow card for Joelinton (Newcastle United) for foul.
- 83'Substitution, Coventry City: S. Mfuni comes on for M. Grimes.
- 83'Substitution, Coventry City: V. Torp comes on for J. Rudoni.
- 84'Attempt blocked. F. Onyeka (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 84'Attempt blocked. B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 84'Corner, Coventry City.
- 85'Attempt saved. S. Mfuni (Coventry City), header from a corner. xG 0.16.
- 86'Goal! Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United. S. Mfuni (Coventry City) scores, assisted by J. DaSilva.
- 88'Corner, Newcastle United.
- 90'Substitution, Newcastle United: D. Burn comes on for B. Touré.
- 90'Attempt missed. W. Osula (Newcastle United), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. A. Dedić (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90'Full-time. Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United.